|
|
Group |
Air Force |
Location |
Active with P-38 |
12th 15th |
Africa-Italy |
1942-45 |
|
5th |
Pacific |
May 1944 onwards |
|
14th |
12th 15th |
Africa-Italy |
1942-45 |
18th |
13th |
Pacific |
Complete group from August 1944 to VJ day |
20th |
8th |
Europe |
August 1943-July 1944 |
21st |
7th |
Pacific |
From 1944 |
23rd |
10th |
China (one squadron) |
August-October 1943 |
33rd |
10th 14th |
India |
|
35th |
5th |
Pacific 5th |
To late 1943 |
5th |
Pacific 5th |
By September 1944, to VJ day |
|
51st |
10th 14th |
China (one squadron) |
October 1943 onwards |
8th |
Europe |
September 1943-July 1944 |
|
8th |
Reserve for Africa* |
1942 |
|
80th |
10th |
India |
|
12th 15th |
Africa-Italy |
1942-45 |
|
4th |
Training in USA |
|
|
| 343rd | 11th | Alaska | 1942-45 |
13th |
Pacific |
Partly from February 1943, complete by 1944 |
|
4th |
Training in USA |
|
|
8th |
Europe |
March-July 1944 |
|
9th |
Europe |
May 1944-February 1945 |
|
370th |
9th |
Europe |
May 1944- January 1945 |
4th |
Training in USA |
|
|
9th |
Europe |
April 1944 onwards |
|
5th |
Pacific |
Only used P-38 |
|
8th |
Europe |
May-September 1944 |
* The 78th FG was equipped with the P-38 when it moved to Europe in November 1942. However, these aircraft were soon called to North Africa, where the 1st and 14th Fighter Groups were running short of aircraft. The 78th FG converted to the P-47 in February 1943 and flew its first missions with the 8th Air Force in April 1943.
9th Air Force in this table refers to the version of that air force formed in Britain as a tactical air force to support the D-Day invasions.